If we look at sanctification as making ourselves holy, we will be driven to despair, for how can we make ourselves pure? We do cooperate with God in sanctification, but we do not make ourselves holy. He has made us ...Read More

As you run for the prize of heaven have you ever found yourself weary? Perhaps you might even be weary now as you endure many problems and trials. Whether you feel weary now or strong, take some time to meditate ...Read More

In addition to being specific in prayer, God also wants us to be persistent in
intercession (Eph. 6:18). This is a good reminder for us today, as we are
likely to give up praying when we feel as if ...Read More

As we saw in our study of Psalm 51:4, the wrongs we do are first and foremost sins against the Lord. True repentance realizes our transgressions are heinous because they violate God’s holy character. If you have a ...Read More

Are you hesitating to do something that godly love compels you to do? If so,
then may Philemon encourage you to stop putting it off and move forward
today. Insofar as we are able, we must seek to be reconciled ...Read More

Dr. R.C. Sproul has often said that while anyone can believe in God, it takes
real faith to believe God. Trusting in His goodness during a severe illness,
times when others sin heinously against us, the death of a ...Read More

“Count your blessings, name them one by one.” So the old hymn exhorts us—with valid
Biblical warrant. We are to be thankful people, expressing gratitude to our God for His
blessings, however small they may be. Not mechanically, but ...Read More

In our market-driven culture, the temptation to covet that which belongs
to others is constantly before us. Thus, we need all the help we can get
to find contentment in those things we cannot change. We need Christian
friends to ...Read More

What is your response when you see the wicked judged? Is it one of ungodly delight or does it cause
you to look heavenward, to fear and praise God? As you read today’s passage, what attributes of
God stand ...Read More

When stress comes in major doses, it is not unusual for us to forget truths that may be quite precious
to us—truths such as God’s unfailing love for us, His goodness, and His unvarying purpose to
sanctify us ...Read More

A man after God’s heart loves the things God loves and the ways He prescribes. Though he may
deviate from those ways at times, he will return—for God will not let him rest in his sin. All true ...Read More